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Appendix
i also has definitions related to using the Web.
Page 7 of the Introduction
to The Network is a guide to searching
online. It provides access to definitions.
access control:
... the ability to block entry to a website or
file on a selective basis. The first definition in the
online glossary for Weaving the Web by
Tim Berners-Lee is access
control. The term is defined here to emphasize that The
Network provides free-access to
its websites and files.
address string
... items of information or instruction positioned
in a linear manner so that they can be followed easily see string.
Address strings are necessary for navigation of
computerized networks because they are means for getting
to the exact place where you want to go. The string is
incorporated into a URL and
must be absolute correct at every point along its string
of data.
advanced search:
... an option offered by a search tool that allows
a user to be more efficient and often save time zeroing
in on worthwhile search
results. Search engines may very in the way they
provide access to advanced search operators but those that
have any sophistication at all will certainly make things
available like the ability to search for a key
word combination as a phrase. Generally the technique
is to set keywords in
a phrase using parentheses. See Searching
the Web in .network Search
Help. There, also, are links to useful guides
to searching the Web.
application
... (1) a computer
program used to perform a task, for example the pull-downs that
are part of the original search
tool introduced with Site
Location Assistance.com. Sometimes application
software that is simple and concisely written
is referred to as an app.(2) Application also has a meaning
unrelated to computer operations, which is the identification
of a process or form used to request or seek something,
such as assistance or admission, for example to make
application for a free record in the Global
Registry of Contacts.
a-tag:
... an anchor-tag which may be a fragment
identifier, for example, an item of information used
that add to the ability of a location
identity string to precisely selects a point
on a .network webpage.
The a-tag for this definition is attached at
the end of this glossary webpage address
string as #tag. An a-tag is simply
a navigation marker
that is better known as simply a tag and
most often deployed in a Web
address to create a link,
thus adding to its navigation functionality as a data
string.
at symbol / @:
... is a key element of the address
string necessary for sending emails. The
Network is able to separate serious and acceptable
email inquiries from spam by
the instructions it provides. Read
the instructions for requesting delivery on our
search promise, for example. Notice that inquirers
must type in what amounts to a code before the at symbol.
No address string is created for the required protocol
required to send an email if instructions are not followed.
The thing simply becomes lost in cyberspace.
case-sensitive:
... application of rules of English grammar
which specify when and how uppercase
and lower case letters are to be placed in words; expression
for the application of a syntactic rule indicating
that nouns, for example, are to begin with capital
letters when they represent proper
names. The Network publishes proper names
from the Global
Registry of Contacts which represent specific
persons, places and enterprises. It provides a search
tool with a pull-down
menu that its user can set to
case-sensitive and search for words that begin with capital
letters.
companion website:
... a relational website with
respect to common purpose, cross references, interlinked
resources, and audience served within a network; one domain
(see domain
name) working with another to form a network, for
examples see the websites (domains) that make up The
Network.
contact participation:
... an attained involvement in the .network mission by resource
or service providers as contacts for
those who make enterprise
and economic development happen; the act of stepping
into the virtual
networking environment that is The
Network as a contact for business
decision makers, enterprise
developers, entrepreneurs, site
selectors, area
development leaders, as well as community or
other location development
leaders. See the definition of participation.
domain name extension:
... web address continued past the domain
name making up its address
string. For example, Site Location Assistance.com
is a domain name representing a number of IP addresses.
The Internet works with IP
addresses as opposed to domain names.
Domain Name Servers (DNS)
are required to translate domain names into IP addresses.
Domain names are used at the beginning of URL
address strings to zero in on specific Web
pages. For example, in the URL http://www.economicdevelopment.net/ed/default.htm,
the domain name is Economic Development.net. The dot
net at the end of the example domain name is a suffix
indicating which Top Level Domain (TLD)
it belongs to. Examples of TLDs:
 ca
= a country code (Canada). CLICK
HERE for a list of two-letter
country codes
com
= organizations considered to be commercial enterprises
edu
= educational institutions
gov
= government operations
mil = military
net
= networks such as The Network
org
= organizations considered to be not-for-profit enterprises
drop-down menu:
... a pull-down; a list
in a graphical user
interface that is access able when
the mouse is set on a down arrow button, thus allowing one to choose
a linked item (working
example).
enquiry:
... an obscure term in the world of the Internet
meaning to make use of a search tool to investigate or
seek information, say, to ask a question of a search engine.
A site
selector can make an enquiry of a .network hub in
search of contact
data, for example, to find someone who can supply location
data about a place
of interestsee
our mission
statement. In the event the enquiry falls short of
the users expectation,
he can make an inquiry to
Economic Development Services and request delivery
on the search
promise of The Network.
graphical user interface:
... An item of application as
an interconnecting unit compatible within a program or system
in performing its specifically assigned functionmore.
One of its compatibilities is to
make use of
a the graphics capabilities
of a computer; i.e., it shows up on the computer screen as
a graphic.
A Graphical User Interface is called a gooey when the initials
GUI are used. Those who know command
language are often
able to make GUIs work san graphics.
informational crossover:
... a virtual point of interchange between two
online references having an equivalence of information
in terms of correspondence and application. For example
the hyperlink in
the definition
of site selection that, in effect, switches
to the definition of location work or, conversely, the
link in the definition
of location work that switches to a site selection
page in Site Location Assistance.comthe
SLA website is one of three hubs in
a network. Because The
Network operates with a mission that is the same
for three websites, links work
as crossovers. In other words The Network is on
the information highway with
three parallel lanes (websites).
.net:
... network. Pronounced dot-net. The domain
name extension obtained in the mid-1990s by Economic
Development Services (a
Georgia corporation) establishing the fact that it
was online with the original economic
development network website which is often referred
to by the initials EDN (Economic Development Network)more
about the website.
open access:
... an expression indicating that .network visitors
and users are not
monitored although they have free
access to its websites.
In other words, you are reading this without
having been encumbered in any way. We (who
we are) have no way of knowing that you are here
or what you are doing. Open access means that you are
not asked to register, obtain a password
or
involuntarily provide
information. The
Network is
for searching. A search
promise opens
the door to personal assistance ... offered
for free but you have to to ask.
Beyond our definition of
open access for .network purposes, the
term is tied to the publication
and exposure of digital scientific and scholarly material online according
to Wikipedia.
online:
... connected to
the Internet or
another network of the Web as
a user. Example of usage in a sentence: Any
user can request that your contact
data also be published online (source
of quote). Use of the expression originated in the days when
telephones were wire-connected (a telephone
line). Online indicates connected for telecommunication by
any means.
pull-down:
... a pull-down menu that
is the same as a drop-down menu defined
above. The original search
tool installed for .network websites
has pull-downs. CLICK
HERE for an example with
a guide to using them. Find Me Here.com has a
directory of search tools, some use pull-downs.
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server ... a program with
a single task to deliver data to and from a client computer.
A client in computer terminology is a program or user that makes
a request. For example, as you search online your
browser, in effect, becomes a client of one or more servers within
a network. Your computer becomes a client of your browser. You are the user
in this scenario.The Network has the
expression, user
group, to indicated that those who search and find information
that it has online are putting programs (tools)
they control into client relationships with servers that are
getting and returning requested files. The computers handling the
requests and delivering search results are servers. (FYI: This
glossary you are now using has an explanation of the .network search
results button in its Appendix H.)
spoofing:
... an act of email tampering by misusing
information, such as a person's private address
book, without authority, approval, or any right to do so. The
perpetrator of this cybercrime steals
a domain
name extension and uses it as if it were his own.
Since Nine-eleven (911)
spoofing has hampered the potential of the Internet to be as
effective as it could be as a means of globally sharing useful
information. It is so series as to be considered one of the
new impediments to peace and understanding between nations.
When spoofers are exposed they should be no less dealt with
than in the same severest manner as those who deliberately
cause bodily harm.
URL display field:
... A rectangular frame or
window which displays the address
string for where you are online.
It's generally shown along with browser
tools at the top of the computer screen. URL is
an acronym for Universal
Resource Locator. A browser is a tool used to
locate and display what's available at addresses online.
It can be used as a search
tool to a limited extent but generally
is a responsive software application that takes you to
the address online that is typed or otherwise placed as
a URL
address string in its URL display field.
web address:
... the place on the Web
this is unique as defined by its URL
address string having a protocol recognition,
such as HTTP;
a URL is a Web
address according to Wikipedia. A node in an online computer
network through which information is created, received,
or transmitted which is fixed by a Data Link
Control (DLC)
address or Media Access Control (MAC)
address. An Internet
address may be referred to as a web address.
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